Maddison spotted, surprise inclusion – Tottenham travelling squad for Man Utd Europa League final

Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham squad are now on their way to Bilbao. Spurs take on Manchester United in the Europa League final on Wednesday evening and they will be hoping to bring their long wait for a trophy to an end.

Both sides have endured horrendous league campaigns but they have delivered some very good performances and results in UEFA’s second club competition. In regards to Tottenham, all eyes are on whether Lucas Bergvall will be part of Postecoglou’s squad.

The Swede has been absent since the start of the month due to an ankle injury and Postecoglou revealed last Thursday that his midfielder “won’t be available” amid hope that he could make a miracle recovery in time. He said: “No, it is still the same sort of timeframe. He was never a long-term one but he has literally just got out of the boot and taken his first tentative steps on the grass but he won’t be available.”

Tottenham will have to do without some other players through injury for the game in Bilbao, including influential duo James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski and also long-term absentee Radu Dragusin. The north London club have received some good news ahead of the final, though, with Son Heung-min upping his minutes after recently recovering from injury.

Given the wait for a further update on Bergvall, Spurs fans have been waiting for the club to release their customary video of the players setting off for a European away day. Tottenham finally uploaded the video to their social media channels on Monday afternoon but there was not to be any sign of Bergvall.

However, Maddison was spotted boarding the bus with the rest of the team and so was Dane Scarlett, who Postecoglou recently revealed underwent groin surgery to ensure he is ready for pre-season. Antonin Kinsky, who is not eligible to play for Tottenham in Europe after missing out on the playing squad, was also present and the same goes for Will Lankshear who finished the season on loan with West Brom.

Son, Cristian Romero, Mathys Tel, Richarlison and Pape Matar Sarr were just some of the 20 players filmed getting on the bus at the club’s training ground ahead of travelling to the airport. It must be pointed out, though, that not every single player was seen in the video – which is usually the case with player videos for European matches – with players such as Yves Bissouma, Destiny Udogie, Kevin Danso and Archie Gray not spotted.

The aforementioned quartet and Guglielmo Vicario, Brandon Austin and Alfie Whiteman were later seen in photos uploaded by the club and Dragusin did appear to be in the background of a photo of Pedro Porro. It would appear from the club footage that every player who has played a part in Tottenham’s Europa League campaign this season is making the trip to Bilbao with a trophy up for grabs.

Here are the Tottenham players that were spotted in the video and photos published on the club’s social media channels:

Tottenham players in the travelling party: Micky van de Ven, Son Heung-min, Callum Olusesi, Damola Ajayi, Mikey Moore, Will Lankshear, Antonin Kinsky, Dane Scarlett, Mathys Tel, Richarlison, James Maddison, Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke, Cristian Romero, Ben Davies, Wilson Odobert, Pape Matar Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pedro Porro, Djed Spence, Guglielmo Vicario, Brandon Austin, Alfie Whiteman, Radu Dragusin, Destiny Udogie, Kevin Danso, Yves Bissouma, Archie Gray.

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